magic in DRAGONTIARNA
Reader Edward has some questions about magic in the Dragontiarna series. Mild spoilers follow:
“When Calliande and Antenora went through the portal to Tyrcamber’s world in Dragontiarna Knights, why do they immediately start to become dragons? The Malison from what little I understand should only affect people who use the magic of the Frankish world. Neither woman used magic on the Frankish world. Also can beings from Tyrcamber’s world use more magic on Ridmark’s world since there is no Malison to fear? Or is the Malison already inside of them and they will transform either way once they exhaust themselves with using magic.”
For Calliande and Antenora, it’s something like an immune system. Everyone who is born on Tyrcamber’s world is born with magical ability, and do develop at least some resistance to the Malison. Obviously, it’s possible to overcome that resistance and trigger the Dragon Curse (as many people in the MALISON series learned the hard way), but people born on Tyrcamber’s world do have some resistance to it. But for Calliande and Antenora, it was the first time they had encountered the Malison, so it was like they had been exposed to a new disease for the first time and their immune systems had no defenses for it.
By contrast, someone from Tyrcamber’s world who comes to Andomhaim would not be at risk from the Malison. However, they wouldn’t be able to use magic as effectively or as quickly, because the magic of Andomhaim is a lot weaker than that of Tyrcamber’s world. There’s also a subtle danger for wizards from Tyrcamber’s world who come to Andomhaim. Because the magic in Tyrcamber’s world is so much more powerful, wizards there tend to be “sloppier” with their spells, burning through more power than necessary to create the same effects. Trying to do that in Andomhaim means they’ll run through their power and stamina more quickly, and would need to rest before they recovered their power.
-JM
“When Calliande and Antenora went through the portal to Tyrcamber’s world in Dragontiarna Knights, why do they immediately start to become dragons? The Malison from what little I understand should only affect people who use the magic of the Frankish world. Neither woman used magic on the Frankish world. Also can beings from Tyrcamber’s world use more magic on Ridmark’s world since there is no Malison to fear? Or is the Malison already inside of them and they will transform either way once they exhaust themselves with using magic.”
For Calliande and Antenora, it’s something like an immune system. Everyone who is born on Tyrcamber’s world is born with magical ability, and do develop at least some resistance to the Malison. Obviously, it’s possible to overcome that resistance and trigger the Dragon Curse (as many people in the MALISON series learned the hard way), but people born on Tyrcamber’s world do have some resistance to it. But for Calliande and Antenora, it was the first time they had encountered the Malison, so it was like they had been exposed to a new disease for the first time and their immune systems had no defenses for it.
By contrast, someone from Tyrcamber’s world who comes to Andomhaim would not be at risk from the Malison. However, they wouldn’t be able to use magic as effectively or as quickly, because the magic of Andomhaim is a lot weaker than that of Tyrcamber’s world. There’s also a subtle danger for wizards from Tyrcamber’s world who come to Andomhaim. Because the magic in Tyrcamber’s world is so much more powerful, wizards there tend to be “sloppier” with their spells, burning through more power than necessary to create the same effects. Trying to do that in Andomhaim means they’ll run through their power and stamina more quickly, and would need to rest before they recovered their power.
-JM
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